Win: Cherokee Rider (6-12) Loss: Bob Dobson (3-11)
Save: Keith Heitmuller (25)
Inning: 1 Minnesota Bob Dobson pitching. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the second baseman. Eddie Greenberg singles to right field. Doc Sprite grounds into a force play to the shortstop. Eddie Greenberg is out at second base with the second baseman covering the bag. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to left field. Doc Sprite advances to third on the hit. Tex Cruz grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 1 Texas Cherokee Rider pitching. Jon Massa grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Akihiko Adachi singles to right field. Gary Edwards walks. Akihiko Adachi is out trying to steal third. Gary Edwards is out trying to steal second (SS covering 2nd). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 2 Minnesota Bill Rader singles past the third baseman. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Walt Gilbert grounds out to the pitcher. Bill Rader advances to second on the play. Cherokee Rider flies out to the right fielder. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 2 Texas Joe Stallcup grounds out to the second baseman. Matt Koback grounds out to the shortstop. Delino Pennock grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 3 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata singles to center field. Eddie Greenberg grounds out to the third baseman. Yoshihiro Numata advances to second on the play. Doc Sprite flies out to the right fielder. Sammy Fitzgerald singles to left field. Yoshihiro Numata scores. Tex Cruz grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 3 Texas Toby Starr strikes out. Brent Heist strikes out. Bob Dobson grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 4 Minnesota Bill Rader lines out to the second baseman. Frank Riesgo flies out to the center fielder. Walt Gilbert walks. Cherokee Rider strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 4 Texas Jon Massa flies out to the right fielder. Akihiko Adachi singles to center field. Akihiko Adachi steals second. Akihiko Adachi steals third. Bill Rader throws the ball into left field for an error. Runners advance a base. Akihiko Adachi scores. Gary Edwards flies out to the center fielder. Joe Stallcup grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 5 Minnesota Yoshihiro Numata hits a home run. Eddie Greenberg singles to right field. Doc Sprite strikes out. Sammy Fitzgerald walks. Tex Cruz strikes out. Bill Rader walks. Frank Riesgo strikes out. Runners left on base: 3 Inning: 5 Texas Matt Koback singles to center field. Delino Pennock pops out to the third baseman. Toby Starr pops out to the third baseman. Brent Heist singles to right field. Matt Koback advances to third on the hit. Bob Dobson grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 2 Inning: 6 Minnesota Walt Gilbert flies out to the right fielder. Cherokee Rider reached on a fielding error by Delino Pennock. Yoshihiro Numata flies out to the right fielder. Eddie Greenberg strikes out. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 6 Texas Jon Massa flies out to the center fielder. Akihiko Adachi flies out to the center fielder. Gary Edwards grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 7 Minnesota Doc Sprite strikes out. Sammy Fitzgerald hits a home run. Tex Cruz flies out to the center fielder. Bill Rader singles to right field. Frank Riesgo pops out to the first baseman. Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 7 Texas Joe Stallcup lines out to the second baseman. Matt Koback grounds out to the shortstop. Delino Pennock doubles to left field. Toby Starr grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Runners left on base: 1 Inning: 8 Minnesota Tacks Forsythe comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of the stamina rule which states SP should be immediately pulled when tired. Willie McCabe is pinch hitting for Walt Gilbert. Willie McCabe flies out to the left fielder. Cherokee Rider flies out to the left fielder. Yoshihiro Numata grounds out to the pitcher. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 8 Texas Brent Heist flies out to the center fielder. Erik Minor is pinch hitting for Tacks Forsythe. Pinch hitting for the relief pitcher because it is in or after the 7 inning. Erik Minor grounds out to the shortstop. Jon Massa grounds out to the second baseman. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Minnesota Bobby Charleston pitching. Eddie Greenberg hits an infield single to the shortstop. Doc Sprite grounds into a 6-4-3 double play - great play by the shortstop to prevent a single! Sammy Fitzgerald grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 0 Inning: 9 Texas Keith Heitmuller comes in from the bullpen to pitch. Pitcher is being pulled because of save situation rule. Akihiko Adachi grounds out to the first baseman (unassisted). Gary Edwards singles to center field. Gary Edwards steals second. Joe Stallcup flies out to the center fielder. Matt Koback grounds out to the shortstop. Runners left on base: 1 Minnesota total runners LOB: 10 Texas total runners LOB: 4
Minnesota Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: C+ Improvements: Gus Caldwell did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Guido Otis did not respond to coaching in endurance Jake Johnson did not respond to coaching in control Kevin Erardi did not respond to coaching in velocity
Texas Mentoring: SP Mentor Grade: C+ RP Mentor Grade: C+ Batter Mentor Grade: B- Improvements: Bill Conway did not respond to coaching in control John Hill did not respond to coaching in contact_vs_righty Felipe Swanson did not respond to coaching in control Jim Donahue improves in contact_vs_lefty